Bengt Berg
Encyclopedia
Bengt Magnus Kristoffer Berg (9 January 1885 in Kalmar
, Småland
, Sweden
– 31 July 1967 in Eriksberg, Åryd Blekinge, Sweden) was a Swedish ornithologist, zoologist, wildlife photographer, and writer
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He is best remembered for photos and movies of birds, taken on several expeditions.
Kalmar
Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...
, Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
– 31 July 1967 in Eriksberg, Åryd Blekinge, Sweden) was a Swedish ornithologist, zoologist, wildlife photographer, and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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He is best remembered for photos and movies of birds, taken on several expeditions.
Selected works
- Abu Markub. Mit der Filmkamera unter Elefanten und Riesenstörchen. Reimer, Berlin 1940
- Arizona Charleys Junge. Verlag Putty, Wuppertal 1954
- Der Lämmergeier im Himalaja. Antigone-Verlag, Allendorf/Eder 2006, ISBN 3-929987-36-8
- Die letzten Adler. Reimer, Berlin 1943
- Die Liebesgeschichte einer Wildgans. Reimer, Berlin 1949
- Mein Freund, der Regenpfeifer. Antigone-Verlag, Allendorf/Eder 2003, ISBN 3-921755-78-6
- Meine Jagd nach dem Einhorn. Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt/M. 1933
- Mit den Zugvögeln nach Afrika. Antigone-Verlag, Allendorf/Eder 2001, ISBN 3-929987-28-7
- Tiger und Mensch. Limpert-Verlag, Frankfurt/M. 1958